Skripsi
Femininity as Portrayed in Quenti Jacobsen Main Character in Paper Twons Novel
ABSTRACT
Nowadays, gender issue is one of the issues that often discussed not only
in literary works but also in our society. Actually, there are two terms of gender,
those are masculinity and femininity. Those two terms are developed into gender
stereotype which is structured by environment to differentiate between men and
women. By this research, the researcher aimed to analyze the feminine traits of the
male character, Quentin Jacobsen in Paper Towns novel and to analyze the
supporting factor of Quentin’s feminine traits.
This research was qualitative research which used content analysis as the
data analysis technique. This research focused on Quentin’s femininity and its
influencing factor that was found through the narrations and dialogues in the
novel. To analyze Quentin’s femininity this research used Sandra L Bem Sex Role
Inventory (BSRI) that was categorized by James L Park Gender-Pattern Chart.
Then to reveal the influencing factors of Quentin’s feminine traits, this research
used Correlated Factors of Gender Variance by Veale et.al. The result of this
research showed that Quentin has nineteen feminine traits according to BSRI such
as childlike, feminine, compassionate, sympathetic, shy, affectionate, cheerful,
eager to soothe hurt feelings, flatterable, loves children, loyal, sensitive to needs
of others, soft spoken, tender, understanding, warm, gentle, gullible, and yielding.
Those traits were influenced by parental and abuse factor.
Keywords: gender, gender stereotype, femininity, masculinity, influencing
factors.
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